Miami building collapse: Firefighter's 7-year-old daughter found dead

Since the collapse of the building, no survivors were found.Officials say that a seven-year old daughter of a firefighter was one of the two additional victims pulled from the rubble by the collapsed block of apartments near Miami.According to reports, her father kept watch at the site of the disaster for nine days and was there when his daughter was taken from the rubble.This brings the death toll up to 22. There are still 126 missing.Crews are searching for survivors in the wreckage, despite the possibility of falling debris or an incoming storm.Stella Cattarossi, a local media name for the girl, is the third child recovered from the Surfside site.According to local10.com, she was there with her grandmother, aunt, and mother visiting from Argentina, when the 12-storey building collapsed.It is not clear what caused the 40-year-old building's collapse."When he realized that we were near the place where his loved one might have been, then he stood beside some other firefighters," Miami Fire Rescue Capt Ignatius Carrick told WPLG."We were able bring her, and at least give him the opportunity to say his goodbyes."Stella's father covered her body with his jacket and placed a small flag of the United States over her. He then carried her out from the area.Public identification of the other body has not been made.The mayor of Miami-Dade County stated Friday that she had ordered demolition of Champlain Towers South's remaining structure amid concerns it might collapse on rescue teams below.On Wednesday, the bodies of Emma Guara (10 and Lucia Guara (4 years old) were discovered.Since the Champlain Towers South apartment blocks collapsed on themselves in the early hours last Thursday, no one has been pulled from the rubble. Residents were sleeping at the time.A 10-story block of apartments in north Miami was evacuated following a January inspection which revealed "unsafe structural conditions".After being briefly suspended due to concerns that shifting debris might topple them, rescue workers resumed their efforts at Champlain Towers south on Thursday night.Continue the storyNine days after the collapse, 128 people are still missingThey want to move quickly before Storm Elsa arrives, which could bring down Florida's 75-mph (120kmh), hurricane.It is not clear what caused the collapse of the 40-year-old housing estate.A 2018 inspection revealed "major" design flaws within the original block design.According to the building association's board, it will appoint an independent receiver to supervise the legal and claims process.